Morgan Jackson

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Morgan Jackson
BornMorgan Faith Jackson
(1993-10-20) October 20, 1993 (age 24)
Tampa, Florida
Education Belhaven University
University of Louisville
Title Miss Harvest Homecoming's Outstanding Teen 2007
Miss Indiana's Outstanding Teen 2007
Miss Metropolitan 2014
Miss Harvest Homecoming 2014
Miss Indiana 2015
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair color Brown
Eye color Brown
Major
competition(s)		 Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2008
National Sweetheart 2014
Miss America 2016

Morgan Faith Jackson (born October 20, 1993) is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Charlestown, Indiana, who was named Miss Indiana's Outstanding Teen 2007 and crowned Miss Indiana 2015. She competed for the Miss America 2016 title in September 2015.

Beauty pageant competition of beautiful people

A beauty pageant or beauty contest is a competition that has traditionally focused on judging and ranking the physical attributes of the contestants, although most contests have evolved to also incorporate personality traits, intelligence, talent, and answers to judges' questions as judged criteria. The term refers largely to contests for women such as the Big Four international beauty pageants.

A title of honor or honorary title is a title bestowed upon individuals or organizations as an award in recognition of their merits.

Charlestown, Indiana City in Indiana, United States

Charlestown is a city in Clark County, Indiana, United States. The population was 7,585 at the 2010 census.

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Pageant career

Early pageants

In August 2006, at age 12, Jackson won the Miss Harvest Homecoming's Outstanding Teen 2007 title. [1] She competed in the June 2007 Miss Indiana's Outstanding Teen pageant and claimed the state title with a lyrical ballet performance. [2] [3] She was named was a Top 10 finalist for the national Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2008 title. [4]

Miss Indianas Outstanding Teen beauty contest

The Miss Indiana's Outstanding Teen competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the U.S. state of Indiana in the Miss America's Outstanding Teen pageant.

Miss America's Outstanding Teen is an American scholarship pageant. It is a sister company to the Miss America Organization, and it aims to "promote scholastic achievement, creative accomplishment, healthy living and community involvement for America's teens." In order to be eligible to compete, participants must first compete and win at the local level and then win the state title. The competition consists of several parts of competition which consists of a ten-minute interview in front of a panel of judges, talent, physical fitness, evening wear, and an on stage question. All competitors must be girls between the ages of 13 and 17 years of age.

In November 2013, Jackson won the Miss Metropolitan title. She competed in the 2014 Miss Indiana pageant with the platform "Project Educate - Changing Lives Through Education" and a dance performance in the talent portion of the competition. [5] She was named was second runner-up to winner Audra Casterline. [1] Jackson represented Indiana at the National Sweetheart 2014 pageant but was not a finalist. [6]

Miss National Sweetheart is a United States beauty pageant created in 1941 where runners-up from the Miss America state pageants are invited to Hoopeston, Illinois to compete for the title of Miss National Sweetheart, and the name of the title held by the winner of that pageant.

Miss Indiana 2015

In August 2014, Jackson was crowned Miss Harvest Homecoming 2014. [7] [8] [9] She entered the Miss Indiana pageant in Zionsville in June 2015 as one of 35 qualifiers for the state title. [1] [10] Jackson's competition talent was a lyrical ballet performance to "It Is Well With My Soul" as sung by Guy Penrod. [11] Her platform is "Project Impact: If Not You, Then Who?". [8] [12]

Zionsville, Indiana Town in Indiana, United States

Zionsville is a suburban town located in the extreme southeast area of Boone County, Indiana, United States, northwest of Indianapolis. The population was 14,160 at the 2010 census, and grew to 26,784 in the Census 2016 estimates.

It Is Well with My Soul It Is Well with My Soul

"It Is Well With My Soul" is a hymn penned by hymnist Horatio Spafford and composed by Philip Bliss. First published in Gospel Songs No. 2 by Ira Sankey and Bliss (1876), it is possibly the most influential and enduring in the Bliss repertoire and is often taken as a choral model, appearing in hymnals of a wide variety of Christian fellowships.

Guy Penrod American singer

Guy Allen Penrod is a gospel music singer. He is known for his work as the lead singer of the Gaither Vocal Band, a position he held from 1994 to 2008.

Jackson won the competition on Saturday, June 20, 2015, when she received her crown from outgoing Miss Indiana titleholder Audra Casterline. [9] [13] She earned thousands of dollars in scholarship money and other prizes from the state pageant. As Miss Indiana, her activities include public appearances across the state of Indiana. [10]

Vying for Miss America 2016

Jackson was Indiana's representative at the Miss America 2016 pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in September 2015. [12] [14] In the televised finale on September 13, 2015, she placed outside the Top 15 semi-finalists and was eliminated from competition. She was awarded a $3,000 scholarship prize as her state's representative. [15] [16]

Miss America 2016, the 89th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Sunday, September 13, 2015. It was broadcast on ABC and streamed to mobile devices and Xbox 360 consoles via the WatchABC app. Tickets for the 2016 Miss America competition went on sale June 5, 2015.

Atlantic City, New Jersey City in Atlantic County, New Jersey, U.S.

Atlantic City is a resort city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, known for its casinos, boardwalk, and beaches. In 2010, the city had a population of 39,558. It was incorporated on May 1, 1854, from portions of Egg Harbor Township and Galloway Township. It borders Absecon, Brigantine, Pleasantville, Ventnor City, Egg Harbor Township, and the Atlantic Ocean.

Early life and education

Jackson was born in Tampa, Florida, moved with her family to Indiana when she was an infant, and has been a resident of Charlestown, Indiana, since 2005. [1] Her father, Gregg Jackson, is a former pastor. [1] [8] Her mother, Trina Collins Jackson, was crowned Miss New Mexico 1984. [1] [3] [8] [17] She has three younger brothers. [7]

She enrolled at Belhaven University in Jackson, Mississippi, in 2012 but left after one year. [1] She is a student at the University of Louisville where she studies communications. [11] [13] [14]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Kim, Gina (June 24, 2015). "U of L student crowned Miss Indiana". The Courier-Journal . Louisville, KY: Gannett . Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Our Forever Miss Indiana's Outstanding Teens". Miss Indiana . Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Morgan Jackson, Miss Indiana's Outstanding Teen". Miss Indiana. Archived from the original on June 19, 2008. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Congratulations to Morgan for Making the Top Ten at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2007 in Orlando". Miss Indiana. Archived from the original on August 19, 2007. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  5. ↑ "State Contestants: Indiana - 2014". Miss America. 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  6. ↑ "2014 National Sweetheart Pageant Contestants" (PDF). Hoopeston, IL: National Sweetheart . Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Meet Miss Harvest Homecoming". New Albany, IN: Miss Harvest Homecoming. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Here she is, Miss Indiana: Charlestown's Morgan Jackson wins crown". News and Tribune . Jeffersonville, IN: Community Newspaper Holdings. June 21, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  9. 1 2 "Miss Harvest Homecoming wins Miss Indiana crown". Indianapolis, IN: WRTV. June 20, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  10. 1 2 "Southern Indiana woman crowned Miss Indiana". Louisville, KY: WLKY. June 23, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  11. 1 2 Ostojic, Brandy (June 22, 2015). "Miss Indiana shows off her crown on Fox 59". Indianapolis, IN: WXIN . Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  12. 1 2 "State Contestants: Indiana - 2015". Miss America. 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  13. 1 2 "Charlestown woman crowned Miss Indiana 2015". Indianapolis, IN: WTHR. June 20, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  14. 1 2 "U of L student heading to Miss America pageant as Miss Indiana". Louisville, KY: WDRB. June 23, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Miss America Show Scholarships 2016". Miss America . Retrieved September 14, 2015.
  16. ↑ "The 2016 Miss America Competition Scholarships & Awards" (Press release). Miss America. September 16, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Miss New Mexico History". Miss New Mexico . Retrieved July 15, 2015.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Audra Casterline		 Miss Indiana
2015 		Succeeded by
Brianna DeCamp
Preceded by
Leanna Ross		 Miss Indiana's Outstanding Teen
2007 		Succeeded by
Megan Thwaites
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